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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-23
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24

when the loafers and idlers 60 free
and their children, at the working
mans expense, receives as much
benefit from free. schools as the man
who sweats and tolls to educate his.
Brethren, this one subject has
created more dissatisfaction than any
other one thing of it's nature that we
have to contend with, and 1t is an ab-
solute necessity that our leading men
should take hold of such matters and
see that our rights are indicated. l
am afraid if our legislatures and Con
gress do not take hold and right the
people that in less than ten years
this government will stand like a tree
on rotten roots. 1t is a necessity that
our children shall be educated in order
to take the reins in hand when we are
gone; and how upon earth a they be
when we are robbed and taxed to
educate those who will not so much as
pay a poll tax for this purpose?
This generation cannot last always
and we have got to hand down the
reins to posterity, and should the
sun of intelligence cease to shine IN
| this fair land Of ours, it would soon
become the hot bed of Nihilism. Mini
listic views are fast gaining ground in
this country and it will take intelll-
gence and education to crush it out.
| Such views are easily instilled into the
minds of the ignorant.
One more thought See how the
laws give the capitalists and specula.
tors the advantage of the farmer. If
a man has $50, 600 in bank the 3Oth
day Of May, he a go and have it
changed into treasury notes illegal
tenders) and thereby keep from pay
ing one cent of tax on his money while
if a farmer has $4,000 in a planta'
ton, he is compelled to pay his tax OF
his land is sold. Now is it not as just
and equitable for this speculator tc
pay tax on his money on deposit as the
farmer to pay on his ~hard-earned
farm?
How long before a Moses will rise
in III midst to deliver us from these
cruel ties of bondage?
Yours fraternally,
M. F. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24
OF CROPS
Some New Light on an Agriculture,
Topic of Great Interest

Perhaps this subject engrosses the
mind of the farmer as much as anv
other connected with his business
Many articles have been written on
the subject, published in the agricult.
ural journals, and discussed by the
readers, and yet, today, many farmers
are undecided as to which is the most
successful course for them to pursuc
In selecting a course for myself | bore
in mind the fact that manure was of
the most Importance on the core and
root crops, from the fact that the roots
of corn go deeper than those of other
crops in my rotation. [ therefore start
out with corn the first year with all the
manure, spread from the g mot
dumped in piles to leach out for a
month or more, and then scattered) be.
fore blowing. Then after corn has
been gathered | pillow in the fall if
weather will permit, and SOW IN the
spring to oats. After this crop is off
| seed it to wheat and clover. After
allowing it to remain in clover two
years | put it in wheat a second time,
allowing all the fall crop of clover to
remain and be turned in, and after
wheat this time, l return to corn as in
the start.
By this system, as the manure is
turned under for corn, it's roots gener.
ally find a portion, and when the piece
is plowed for oats the rest of the ma.
nure comes to the suface to benefit the
oats. After the wheat, which follows
oats, the clover sowed with or upon
it is cut the following spring and fall,
but the second fall | plowed the second
crop of clover to get as large as can
be turned under for the next crop of
wheat. Some years it may be best to
allow the seed to be taken from the
clover, with uccess depending on suit
able weather for threshing; but upon
the whole, in a series of years, | be
lieve the additional quantity of wheat
resulting from the green crop plowed
under will overbalance the clover seed
crop. The potatoes being planted the
same year with the corn, and at the
ends of the corn rows, get the full bene-
fit of the manure plowed under. be.
lieve potatoes should be planted deep.
By making four or five hills of pota-
toes at the ends of corn rows it is bet
ter to turn the team upon in cult
waiting.
This system is based upon the fact
that the roots of corn and potatoes 90
deep, while those of oats and wheat
branch out horizontally at no very
great debth. Consequently by the
time [ get through the rotation the
land is in better heart than when |
commenced.-Cor. OHIO Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24

ment inspectors take samples there to
be analysed, and for a small sum
private persons can have samples ex-
amined. We will undoubtedly have
to establish such laboraties in this
country before long. They were rem
dered necessary in France by the fraud
following upon the devastations Of the
phylloxera. In 1879 1850, 600 acres
of vineyards were destroyed by this
pest and the same number seriously
injured. The production was decreased
by 500, 600, 900 gallons yet the con-
sumption and expectation remained
the same. To make up the deficiency,
inferior wines were brought in from
Spain and Italy and manufactured
wines were made from raisins and
other more Objectionable things. To
show the amount of fraud, [ find IN
one year in the Municipal Laboratory
of Paris 3,OOl samples of wine were
examined. Of these 1871 were bad,
99l passable, and 279 good, and the
average convictions per year in France
for adulteration of wines and medicine
have been 1898. The Trade Govern
ment is careful lest injury should fall
upon it's subjects. We can only pro-
tect ourselves by taking similar steps,
examining carefully all imported ar
ticles and building up these industries
at home so as to insure purity.
AS a subject Of interest to ourselves
and of Importance to the State, DR..
Phillips and myself have analysed such
of North Carolina wines as we could
procure. We wished to see what was
made in the State and it's nature. If
possible, | hope to follow up this in
vestigation by others going more
deeply into the subject. Especially
do [ wish to see if our native grape,
the Scuppernong, cannot be better
utilized. 1t will give me great pleas
ure during my less busy seasons to do
whatever | can in the way of analysis
and chemical research to promote the
grape industry of the State.
We greatly regret that we are not
prepared to publish a table sent us by
Prof. Venable showing the analysis of
some of our native wines and in COM
parison with some Of the imported
wines.-ED.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24
For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
INEQUALITY OF LAW.

Brethren of the Farmers Alliance,
one of the greatest disadvantages that
the people of North Carolina have to
contend with is inequality of law. In
these days of adversely the great
wheel of agriculture is to be seen by
every eye to move slower and slower
in its revolutions every year, and that
wheel which is the foundation and
propeller of every industry on the
face of the earth receives today less
attention from our law-making bodies
than any other industry of any i'm
portance in existence. The farmers
have met in convention !; they have
passed resolutions making known to
some extent u many wants and
needs, and how much attention has
been paid to the pleadings of the
horny-handed men Of toll, men who
by their sweat and wearing away Of
their very existence keep the many
millions Of people in these United
States from want and starvation =? Are
we to receive no protection from the
hands of the law?
My brethren, we are no grumblers.
We have withstood the yoke of
oppression long enough, and now
necessity compells us to not only ask,
but demand, that our interest, as we'll
as those of monopolies and corpora
tions, should receive it's just share Of
the benefits and protection of this
government. One of the greatest out
RACES that we are subjected to is inc
quality of taxation. The negroes pay
but little tax and share equally with
the whites SO far as deriving the bene-
fit of educating their children in free
schools is concerned. 1t is as easy
for a nan to pay his poll tax as it is
for a man owning five hundred acres
of land to pay his. 1t is no more in
proportion, and if he has spent his
money foolishly, it is his own lookout;
he ought to be made to pay, and if he
does not, l say he ought to be dis
franchised from voting OF put in the
work house and made to work out his
taxes. | have no objection to the
negro being educated. but in the name
of the oppressed poor don't let it be
done at the expense of the white peo-
pies labor. You may say that it is
unconstitutional to separate the taxes
and establish separate schools with
the amounts paid in. Well, if it is
constitutional to rob one class to bene-
fit another, l say change the consti-
tuition, and if hat cannot be done,
and our money cannot go to educate
our children, [ say do away with the
schools. A, man who has worked and
accumulated a little property is GER
tainly entitled to it, and he should not
be compelled to pay taxes on his farm
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24
LAZY M

[ used to get mad and cuss like a
trooper when the Yankees said that
Southern people were lazy. But |
have had to acknowledge the fact.
IT'S true it is not real pleasant to think
SO, but facts are stubborn things to
get around. And for twenty years
stubborn facts have been accommodating
that from beyond a doubt that we, as
a people, are lazy and thoughtless.
Now here are some of the facts:
Since 1865, the people of the cotton
States have sent to the North for
meat, bread, vegetables, horses and
mules-$3OO, OOO, 600 for just such
things had they been as energetic as
people should be, would have raised
at home. The State of Georgia alone
has sent 500, 900, 900 to pay for meat
which, could easily have been raised
at home.
Now, if every farmer in the cotton
States had raised all he needed, and
then enough to sell the people in the
cities, all this money would have been
kept at home, and what cotton we
had would have brought double the
money. Had this been done my
brothers, do you think that there
would have been a cry all over the
land about the merchant ?
[ have said that every man VINO
farms can raise all his family con
sumes. For the renter, who moves
from place to place, this may be am,
cult, but for the man who owns MS
land, there is no earthly excuse 1or
not having plenty. of sweet potatoes
and Irish potatoes, peas, beans, carroIs;
parsnips, satisfy, turnips and dr1eu
fruits; and during the summer he eau
and should have as many vegetables
as. his family can consume BESIDES
enough to feed one pig for each mem,
Der in his family and then raise Plen'!
Of corn to feed all his stock.-Er.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24
[For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
THE LIE CONTE PEAR.

TOWNSVILLE, Ca, Nov 8, 81.
No fruit tree is attracting SO much
attention in this section at the present
time as the LIE Conte pear tree, and it
would seem from it's past record very
deservedly so. 1t was introduced into
Georgia in 1856 by Maj. John LIE
Conte, and it takes it's name from
him. He planted the first two trees,
and they are still alive, and are vigor-
Gus and healthy and bear bountiful
crops Of fruit yearly. From these
two ancestors have sprung the thou
sands of trees planted around Thomas
vile and all over the South. The LIE
Conte is propagated from cuttings like
the grape and the fig, and it therefore
easily r]eproduces itself. It is a rampant
grower, reaching at the age of 10 years
80 to 35 feet, with a spread of branches
25 to 80 feet 1t is practically blight
proof and makes the best grating
stock for other pear trees yet known.
1t is not only a valuable fruit tree, but
it is exceedingly handsome and adds
very much to the appearance of the
lawn The fruit is also large and
handsome, a good shipper and sells
well and is about six weeks ripening,
thus giving ample time for marketing.
This year, 800 trees produced a net
revenue of $500. The writer sold
from less than two (2) acres of ground
$500 worth of pears after paying the
sum of $3.50 to the transportation
companies.
Farmers and land owners think of
such a net return from poor sandy
ground and take courage, and would
it not be we'll if our railroad managers
would notice the amount of freight
furnished from two acres of ground
and in the future encourage fruit
growing by giving good rates and
efficient transportation to fruit grow
ers
By comparing the above figures
with the incomes of our large cotton
and corn farmers, it is not enough to
induce them to diversity their indus
tries. Fruit can be grown on a farm
with very little additional expense,
with other crops, and with absolute
certainty if the proper kind of trees
are selected. 1t is just as necessary
to procure the kind of tree suited to
your climate as it is the kind of oat or
corn, if you would succeed. The
ground for the orchard should be set
apart for trees, and no stock allowed
to 60 in, and it should be cultivated
and not neglected, as is usually the
case. Yours truly, 49,
.4as =. . T. E. BLACKsHEAR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24

IS Learn to think fast. The human
brain is capable of lightning-like apP4,
cation, and there is no limit TO iS
rapidity of application when rlSh't5
and directly applied.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-24

A little extra time in doing good
work will not be missed 10 years from
now. s g
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
Church Entertainment.

The w. NJ. b. society. of the Floyd
street NJ L. Church South, will open
open up the lawn festival, or basket
picnic season on tomorrow night,
at the residence of Mr.. w. l.. Vaughan,
on Floyd street, East Dallas. The
young ladies are to procure the bask-
cts fill them with everything to tempt
the appetite, place their names unon
the card, and attach it to the basket;
the gentlemen are to fish for the same
and the one that he catches with his
hook he will eat supper with. Twenty
five cents will be charged for the priv
lego of fishing. So one can get a good
supper and enjoy the privilege of n
nice tete-iete for very small price.
An enjoyable and very recherche al
fair is expected.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
Their Business booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival of trade at How
ell a. Bios Drug Store as their giving
away to their customers OF so many
Tree trial bottles of DIR. Kings New
Oiocovery for consumption. Their
trade is simply enormous IN this very
valuable article from the fact that 1t
always cures and never disappoints.
coughs, Colds, Asthma. Bronchitis,
Group and all throat and lung diseases
quickly cnrsd. You csnfest 1t before
buyipg By getting trial bottle tree,
large Size 81. Every bottle warranted.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
Beck's Campaign.

WARRINGTON, March 81. - Ever
since Senator Beck made his speech
calling attention to the presence of a
republican in the important office OF
superintendent of the railway mail
service the postmaster general seems
TO have been on the lookout for Off
cial scalps. A few days following SEN
ator .Beck's speech, the head of the
superintendent of the railroad mail
service fell into the basket, and the
postmaster general did not return from
the warpath until he had captured the
scalps of the third assistant postmaster
general, chief of the bohd divisional a
several minor officials. a new swing
of the ax is now feared and with more
widc-swceping effect.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21

which have already been shortened.
The white spots on the body swell into
projecting blistcr-like Jumps. and those.
too, in time drop of. IL Is silent,
painless, but long-drawn-out death.
The only sensation of pain the boys de-
clare that they ever felt in connection
with the disease is an occasional sting
like the prick of a needle, but this is not
very keen nor of very long duration.
The four lepers eat in room by
themselves. In another room are
some specimens of the boys work.
wrought with pocket-knlves. A couple
of toy ships show skill that would do
credit to practical toymaker. They
have made - rat-trap, which ia also a
cage, and whitfield croquct balls out OF
wood. They are well behaved and
obedicnt. Fti'r
They have been given iodide of pot
ash and bchloride of mercury continu-
ously during their six months resi-
dencc in the hospital. but it. does not
have the slightest apparent effect upon
their disease. and the resident physi-
clan ut the city and county hospital.
under whose immediate care they are.
as well as other conversant with the
cases, scouts at the theory advanced by
some that leprosy is form of syphill-
tic disease, Us he says the mcrcurial
treatment never fails to Immediately eff
feet some change in any case OF disease
of that class.
Chinese lcpers are frequently taken
to the hospital, but they are deported
to China at The first opportunity. the
city paying the expenses. This has TO
be done with the utmost secrecy n
none OF the Chinese passengers would
90 on the same steamer with the leper
II they knew it. .-.,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
Quick Work.

Arthur Cain was robbed on Friday
night of a silver hunting case wat b
and gold chain, with monogram
"a. ca set in diamonds. lie offered
n reward of $25 for the watch, ct.
Saturday night Marshal Arnold and
Officer Baird went TO Fort Worth and
arrested negro man and found the
iewelry. paid the reward, but did not
get the prisoner; the officers of Fort
Worth held the fellow, having prior
claim.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
Angie Moore.

Angie Moore was settled in the
county court this morning, Tor time
at least. Angie is the woman who
married Mexican some time ago, re-
formed aud went to pieces again.
Yesterday she got OIL the rampage and
used abusive language, etc, to the
proprietor of the st. Charles iote ,
and this morning Judge Bower fined
her 800 in one case and $40 for be-
ing vagrant.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
A Biographical Sketch OF Dr.
NJ. A. Cornelius.

DIR. Matt A. Cornelius the subject OF
this sketch, departed from this lie III
his 55th year, and was born in IaIa-
daya county, Ala, of substantial ana
christian parents, who moved to Texas
about the year 1888, taking up their
abode in the town of Henderson. Matt
A. tho youngest of five brothers was
placed at the Mckenzie college, where
he received a liberal literary edu'a-
ton, after which his attention was CIV
on to the study of medicine, and hav-
ing properly prepared himself, attend
cd the Louisville college of medicine,
and passing the regular courses of in
struction graduated in the spring OF
1888, and returning again to Hendcr-
son, commenced the practice of his
chosen pro lesion, and year later was
welded TO Eliza A. Lewis, daughter
of Col Chas. Lewis Appointment men,
Der ofstie East Texas bar After
which he moved to North Louisiana in
the town of Homer and there again
began the practice with eminent sue
cess, making many warm friends i'll
his new field, and whilo here reared a
family of Ave children (girls( Fannie
his oldest was welded to w. c. Con-
nor, Mary to L. Myers Conner, Gallo
to j. w. Spears and Maggie to DIR. w.
b. Lipscomb and Matte the youngest
yet remains single.
DIR. Cornelius thence moved back TO
Texas making Dallas his home, and
for twelve or fifteen years was nc
lively engaged in his profession which
was large and lucrative. During the
time he was elected health officer
three terms Of six years, serving at one
time on tho examination board, and a
member OF the State Medical Associ-
alton and several secret orders not
known to the writer
But his health began failing, and he
resolved on country life for recupera'
ton. lie purchased place across the
river and there resided for several
years, without much apparent benefit
lie returned again to the city and com
menccd, mis- practice, but it was dis
tinctly noticeable that he had lost hi'
vigor and vim, which had but few
wears back characterized him. liz
in measure gave up his practice ano
remained most of his time at his resi-
dence. In health lie was a man of fine
physique, feminine-likc modcsty
Christian-likc in every word and &C
ton, true and untiriug in his friend
shin and an ever kind and devoted
parent and loving and aflettionat'
husband, and was at the time of hi
death an ardent member Of the churcl
and had frequently during his last i'll
mess expressed. his perfect willingness
10 meet his Maker. In conclusion
this much may DC said Of DR.. NJ. "a
Cornelius, that If he had an enemy, j
was from a fancied and not genuine
grievance.
"And many heart would now rejoice.
TO hear again his low ( voice.
FRIEND.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-21
a Pitched Battle.

Saturday afternoon about five
o'clock crowd of colored boys and
women were seen running down
Akard street, turning to the right OPP
positc Mr.. Quillman's residence to a
house where two colored women. Lizzie
Cook and Emma Mason, were having
a pitched battle; ono armed with q
butchcr-knile and the other with a
garden.rake. Both were somewhat
bruised but not dangerously hurt
One was fined five dollars and the
o.her three dollars in the mayors
court.